CVE-2016-10570
pngcrush-installer downloads Resources over HTTP
8.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.73%
Description
Affected versions of `pngcrush-installer` insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection. In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running `pngcrush-installer`. ## Recommendation Update to version 1.8.10 or later.
How to fix CVE-2016-10570
To remediate CVE-2016-10570, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.10 or later
Is CVE-2016-10570 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |